2020-2021 B1G Basketball Thread

[bayareabadger]

It already is for the "locks", no?

It is. But "locks" account for maybe 10 percent of the teams in the sport. 

If the other 90 percent were also locks, you're just playing for an extra trophy, which is nice and all, but notably more redundant. 

[ELA]

https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/1305880436195942405?s=20

[betarhoalphadelta]

Harrison Ingram (5* PF) announces today at 4 PM ET. Rumor is it's down to Purdue, Stanford, and Michigan. 

[FearlessF]

Nebraska is set to host a college basketball bubble with several power five teams involved, according to a CBS report.

According to CBSSports’ Jon Rothstein, Nebraska will not participate in the Myrtle Beach Invitational bubble in Orlando, and will instead host its own bubble the first week of the season. The NCAA basketball season is slated to begin Nov. 25.

“Several power conference teams are expected to be included,” according to Rothstein’s tweet.


Nebraska had been slated to play in the Myrtle Beach Invitational in South Carolina, but Covid-19 scrapped those plans, with ESPN looking to host its events in a bubble in Orlando instead.

Lincoln would make for an ideal location for a bubble -- the University is slated to stop instruction at Thanksgiving, meaning that Lincoln would be quieter than normal. In the recently released Big Ten Football schedule, the Husker football team is slated to be on the road at Iowa the weekend of Nov. 28 meaning there would be plenty of hotels available as well.

[Entropy]

that would be fun seeing it in Lincoln

[FearlessF]

the Hotels could use the business

I'm meeting my brother in Lincoln to watch football and help the local businesses this weekend

we're staying at the Graduate and will be at Buzzard Billy's Friday evening

[betarhoalphadelta]

Harrison Ingram (5* PF) announces today at 4 PM ET. Rumor is it's down to Purdue, Stanford, and Michigan.

I didn't follow up. Ingram did something I'm not sure I've ever seen. 

I've seen players talk about how important academics are and how they want to get a computer science degree, narrowing down between Purdue, the Illini, and Oregon, and somehow ending up playing for the Ducks.

But Ingram said that academics were really important to him, and instead of going to someplace like Kentucky, actually chose Stanford. 

Hell, I can't even be mad that we missed out on him. If he actually isn't a 1-and-done or 2-and-done, and maybe gets a degree, then good for him.

[FearlessF]

Nebraska basketball picked up a big 2021 commitment on Thursday as Mater Dei (Calif.) big man Wilhelm Breidenbach committed to the Big Red.

The 6-foot-9, 200-pound Breidenbach officially visited Nebraska last fall and chose the Big Red over offers from Cal, USC and Vanderbilt and interest from West Coast powers like Arizona.

Breidenbach, who can shoot from the outside, as well as play inside told 247Sports that he felt he was a good fit in Fred Hoiberg’s offense.


Breidenbach is ranked as the No. 92 overall prospect in the country according to the industry-generated 247Sports Composite, making him the No. 17 center in the country and the No. 6 player in the state of California.

[FearlessF]

Trey McGowens has received an NCAA waiver to play immediately this season at Nebraska. The transfer from Pittsburgh was considered a major addition to Fred Hoiberg's program. The hope was just that he wouldn't have to sit out. He won't.

[847badgerfan]

Of course he got a waiver. 

As a part of the deal, the NCAA will make UW's Micah Potter sit out this year.

[847badgerfan]

I didn't follow up. Ingram did something I'm not sure I've ever seen.

I've seen players talk about how important academics are and how they want to get a computer science degree, narrowing down between Purdue, the Illini, and Oregon, and somehow ending up playing for the Ducks.

But Ingram said that academics were really important to him, and instead of going to someplace like Kentucky, actually chose Stanford.

Hell, I can't even be mad that we missed out on him. If he actually isn't a 1-and-done or 2-and-done, and maybe gets a degree, then good for him.

I'm never going to begrudge a kid for choosing Stanford. Probably anyone here would loved to have gone there. I know I would.

[ELA]

Trey McGowens has received an NCAA waiver to play immediately this season at Nebraska. The transfer from Pittsburgh was considered a major addition to Fred Hoiberg's program. The hope was just that he wouldn't have to sit out. He won't.

Probably helps with this too

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/30070468/sources-brycemcgowens-decommits-florida-state

[FearlessF]

Let's see what the Mayor can do..........

I'm crossing my fingers

[bayareabadger]

Wisconsin’s incoming maybe point guard, maybe combo guard took a leave of absence a little bit ago to go Home for some personal reasons. There are some rumblings he might not return to the team, which would be unfortunate.

The hope was it is that he can be a bridge guard of sorts as they sit to enter this year with two senior starters. Hopefully the rumblings are just rumors.